One of the city’s largest landlords today backpedaled on comments he made during the summer that might have undermined the most important infrastructure project in the region.
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The US won't withdraw troops from a town in northern Syria where Turkey has threatened to attack as part of their campaign to push back Kurdish forces from their border.
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Turkey is amassing troops on the border with Syria and has said it would launch full-scale attacks on the Kurdish forces there that helped the U.S. beat back Islamic State, as the defeat of the extremist group makes way for old rivalries to resurface......»»

Getty Images/PoolThe White House said in a statement on Monday night that the US had learned of new plans by Syrian President Bashar Assad to carry out another chemical weapons attack on civilians, and warned that Assad and his military would "pay a .....»»

With Trump back from his trip, and speculation again emerging that Trump may "wag the dog" and launch an attack on the Kim regime to deflect from the domestic media onslaught a la Syria, especially after last n.....»»

European equity investors appear to be holding back from making major moves Monday following last week’s U.S. airstrikes against Syria in retaliation for a deadly suspected chemical weapons attack......»»

ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said the recent chemical attack in Syria crossed "beyond a red line" and changed his mind about Bashar Assad, the ruthless Syrian president, whom Trump had previously suggested could stay in power.
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Before the election, the high-profile Moody’s economist Mark Zandi said the election of Donald Trump would be disastrous for the economy. About 3.5 million Americans would lose their jobs, unemployment would jump back up to .....»»

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China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a.....»»

Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian fighters swept in from the west to take villages held by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).
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